Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Smutternagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Smutternagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.01536, -8.23496
- SMR number
- RO003-040001-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On a low rise of a gentle SW-facing slope overlooking Lough Key. D-shaped overgrown area (int. dims.30m NW-SE; 25m NE-SW) defined by a stone spread (Wth 2-4m; int. H 0.2-0.45m; ext. H 0.6-0.8m) with no visible facing stones or entrance. Mound (RO003-04002-), which is visible as a circular grass-covered but poached feature (diam. of base 6m E-W; 5.5m N-S) with a flat top (diam. 4.7m E-W; 4.5m N-S; H 0.25-0.3m). is 5m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.